1986 St. Catharines Blue Jays Roster
Team Record: 48-28
Finished 1st in the NYPL's Wrigley Division
Manager: Cloyd Boyer (48-28)
Affiliation: Toronto Blue Jays
Location: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Ballpark: Community Park
Attendance: 42,125, Avg. 1,109
Playoffs - St. Catharines Blue Jays 1 game, Auburn Astros 0
Finals - St. Catharines Blue Jays 2 games, Newark Orioles 1
The St. Catharines Blue Jays of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1986 season with a record of 48 wins and 28 losses, finishing first in the league's Wrigley Division.
The Blue Jays scored 350 runs and surrendered 263 runs. Julian Yan led St. Catharines with 15 home runs and drove in 49 runs. Oscar Escobar paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .312. Steve Cummings topped the team with 9 wins and a team-best 2.04 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Xavier Hernandez, Francisco Cabrera, Carlos Diaz, Willie Blair, Steve Cummings, Pat Hentgen and Shawn Jeter were all players from the 1986 St. Catharines Blue Jays who played in the Majors during their careers.
Cloyd Boyer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Blair | R | R | December 18, 1965 | 6'1" | 185 | Paintsville, KY US |
| Winston Brown | L | R | June 8, 1968 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Francisco Cabrera | R | R | October 10, 1966 | 6'4" | 195 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Bob Cavanaugh | R | August 25, 1964 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Steve Cummings | S | R | July 15, 1964 | 6'2" | 200 | Houston, TX US |
| Juan De La Rosa | R | R | December 1, 1967 | 6'1" | 190 | La Romana, La Romana DO |
| Jose Delacruz | L | May 29, 1966 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Carlos Diaz | R | R | December 24, 1964 | 6'3" | 190 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Victor Diaz | L | May 10, 1965 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Oscar Escobar | R | R | August 24, 1966 | 5'11" | 145 | |
| Adolfo Frias | R | R | November 2, 1965 | 6'2" | 153 | |
| Pat Hentgen | R | R | November 13, 1968 | 6'2" | 210 | Detroit, MI US |
| Xavier Hernandez | L | R | August 16, 1965 | 6'2" | 185 | Port Arthur, TX US |
| Rich Ironside | R | R | June 11, 1966 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Shawn Jeter | L | R | June 28, 1966 | 6'2" | 185 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Chris Jones | R | R | December 17, 1963 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Jimy Kelly | R | R | July 13, 1970 | 6'0" | 150 | |
| Eddy Mendez | R | R | June 26, 1967 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Victor Mendez | R | R | March 5, 1966 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Ruben Palma | R | February 14, 1963 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Morgan Roderick | R | June 7, 1965 | 6'5" | |||
| Paul Rodgers | R | R | March 29, 1967 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Pat Saitta | R | R | April 24, 1963 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Earl Sanders | R | R | May 5, 1965 | 6'4" | 220 | |
| Joe Schlieper | L | August 5, 1962 | 6'5" | 195 | ||
| Jerry Schunk | R | R | October 5, 1965 | 5'11" | 180 | Hamilton, OH US |
| John Shea | R | L | June 23, 1966 | 6'6" | 210 | Willimantic, CT US |
| Barry Shifflett | L | R | March 26, 1964 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Julian Yan | R | R | July 24, 1965 | 6'5" | 215 | La Romana, La Romana DO |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
